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ACT No. 387
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 354
BY REPRESENTATIVE CROMER
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 22:1751 and R.S. 23:1769, relative to registration and regulation of2
Professional Employer Organizations by the Department of Insurance and the3
Louisiana Workforce Commission; to authorize such organizations to register4
electronically and through certain approved assurance organizations; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 22:1751 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§1751. Electronic registration; registration through an approved assurance9
organization10
A. The commissioner is authorized, to the extent practical, to accept the11
electronic filing of a PEO registration that is in conformance with the Louisiana12
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, R.S. 9:2601 et seq., including applications,13
documents, reports, and other filings required by this Part.14
B. The commissioner is further authorized, to the extent practical, to provide15
for the acceptance of electronic filings and other assurance documents by an16
independent and qualified assurance organization approved by the commissioner that17
provides satisfactory assurance of compliance with the applicable provisions of this18
Part. The commissioner may permit a PEO to authorize such an approved assurance19
organization to act on the PEO's behalf in complying with the registration20
requirements of this Part, including the electronic filing of applications, documents,21
reports, registration fees, and other information. Use of such an approved assurance22
organization shall be optional and not mandatory for any PEO.23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 354
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C. Nothing in this Section shall limit or change the authority of the1
commissioner to register or terminate the registration of a PEO or to investigate or2
enforce any provision of this Part.3
Section 2. R.S. 23:1769 is hereby enacted to read as follows:4
§1769. Electronic registration; registration through an approved assurance5
organization6
A. The administrator is authorized, to the extent practical, to accept the7
electronic filing of a PEO registration that is in conformance with the Louisiana8
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, R.S. 9:2601 et seq., including applications,9
documents, reports, and other filings required by this Part.10
B. The administrator is further authorized, to the extent practical, to provide11
for the acceptance of electronic filings and other assurance documents by an12
independent and qualified assurance organization approved by the commissioner that13
provides satisfactory assurance of compliance with the applicable provisions of this14
Part. The administrator may permit a PEO to authorize such an approved assurance15
organization to act on the PEO's behalf in complying with the registration16
requirements of this Part, including the electronic filing of applications, documents,17
reports, registration fees, and other information. Use of such an approved assurance18
organization shall be optional and not mandatory for any PEO.19
C. Nothing in this Section shall limit or change the authority of the20
administrator to register or terminate the registration of a PEO or to investigate or21
enforce any provision of this Part.22
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: